Bsi bs au 165a 1990 (1999)

BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 165a 1990 (Superseding BS AU 165 1977) Specification for Performance requirements for original equipment jacks for passenger cars and light vans 629 114 6 012[.]

(Super sed ing B S A U

16 :19 7)

6 9.1 4.6.0 2.7 2

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b en pre ared u der the

directonof the Automo ile

Stan ards Policy Commi e ,

waspublished u der the

authoriyof the Bo rd of

BSIan comes into efect on

3 July1 9

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Fir t published Octo er1 7

Secon edi on July1 9

The folowing BSI references

relate to the work on this

stan ard:

Commi e reference AUE/9

Draft for comment 8 / 75 7 DC

The prep ration of this British Stand rd was entrusted b the Automobi e

Stand ards Pol cy Commit e ( AUE/-) to Tech ical Commit e AUE/9, upon

which the fol owing bod ies were represented :

Automobi e Association

Consumer Pol cy Commit e of BSI

Dep rtment of Trad e an Ind ustry ( Consumer Safety Unit, CA Div ision)

Dep rtment of Transport

Garag e Equipment Association

Institute of Tra ing Stand ards Administration

Motor Ag ents Association Ltd

Motor Cy cle Ind ustry ’s Association of Great Britain Ltd

Roy al Automobie Club

Society of Motor Man facturer and Tra er Ltd

Am endm ents is ued sinc publ cation

Amd No Date of is ue Comments

Pag e

Appendix A Clas ification of v ehicles in ac ord ance with

the Commis ion of the European Communities ( EEC/Brus els)

and the UN Economic Commis ion for Europe ( ECE/Genev a) 3

Appendix B Test for ad eq uacy of extension of the jack 3

Ta le 1 — Clas ification of v ehicles in ac ord nce with the

Commis ion of the European Commu ities ( EEC/Brus els) an

the UN Economic Commis ion for Europe ( ECE Genev ) 3

This British Stand ard has be n prep red u der the direction of the Automobie

Stand ards Pol cy Commit e and super ed es BS AU16 :19 7, which is

withd rawn.It esta lshes a stand rd of per ormance to ensure the safety of jacks

sup led with p s eng er car and lg ht v ans for the purpose of chang ing whe ls

an fit ing snow chains as recommend ed in the v ehicle man facturer’s man al

A British Stand ard d oes not purport to includ e al the neces ary prov isions of a

contract User of British Stand rd s are responsible for their cor ect a plcation

Com pl anc with a British Standard does not ofitself confer im m unity

f om leg al o l g ations

Sum mary of pag es

This document comprises a f ont cov er, an insid e font cov er, p g es i an i ,

p g es1 to 4, an insid e b ck cov er an a b ck cov er

This stand rd has be n up ated ( se copy rig ht d ate) an ma hav e ha

amendments incorporated This wi l be indicated in the amendment ta le on the

inside f ont cov er

1 Scope

This British Stand ard specifies req uirements for the

materials, finish an safe per ormance of jacks

sup l ed as orig inal equipment with p s eng er car

of the European Commu ities clas ification

categ ory M

1

an lg ht v ans ofthe European

Commu ities clas ification N

1 ( se Appendix A)

2 General

2.1 The jack shal be suita le for locating at the

jacking points as specified b the v ehicle

man facturer and shal be ca a le of being operated

without foulng any p rt of the v ehicle with the

do r closed

2.2 It shal not be pos ible to raise the v ehicle with

a jack that has be n incor ectly as embled f om its

component p rts

2.3 Means shal be prov id ed to prev ent ov er-trav el

of the jack

2.4 Instructions for the safe use of the jack shal be

prov ided

2.5 W rit en instructions for the use of the jack shal

be prov ided in the v ehicle man facturer’s

instruction man al, tog ether with the folowing

information

NOT I ma b in a style comp tble wih the remain er of the

v hicle man al te t

a) The v ehicle jack is only for whe l chang ing and

snow chain at achment ( if a propriate)

b) Do not place any p rt of the bod u der the

v ehicle when the v ehicle is sup orted b the jack

alone Note that it is v ery d ang erous for user to

g o u derneath a v ehicle sup orted only b the

v ehicle jack

For rep ir work where the user ne ds to g o

u d erneath, special v ehicle sup orts are to be

used

c) Use chocks when stop ed on a hi or cambered

roa Se k a v ice on the number, position and

placement of chocks f om the man facturer’s

hand o k Note that the jack is d esig ned only for

use on a g ra ient of les than8% and a camber of

les than5.5%

d ) W hen using the v ehicle jack for whe l

chang ing at the roa side:

1) use hazard lg hts;

2) a ply the hand rake;

3) place g ear in “ 1” or “ Rev er e” on man al

g ear boxes, or “P” on automatic transmis ions;

4) oc up nts should leav e the v ehicle;

5) place the jack at the placement position

a v ised b the v ehicle man facturer;

6) g iv e consideration to a v ice for jacking on

soft g rou d;

7) do not ru the eng ine when the v ehicle is

jacked up;

8) lo sen whe l n ts slg htly prior to jacking up

the v ehicle;

9) only use the sup led jack with the v ehicle

make an model marked on the jack

e) W hen whe l chang ing at the roa side:

1) clean the brake drum/mounting flang e

before fit ing a whe l;

2) s rew up the whe l n ts before lowering the

v ehicle;

3) finaly tig hten the whe l n ts, to the

man facturer’s recommend ed torque, after

lowering the v ehicle

f) Stow the jack in its stowing point or in a

cov ered container in the v ehicle

3 Ma teria ls

Streng th an other es ential phy sical properties of

the component p rts of the jack shal be ad eq uate

for use with the v ehicle with which it is sup l ed All

casting s, which shal be in ac ord ance with the

a propriate British Stand rds, shal be of u iform

q ualty , fe of blow holes, porosity , hard spots,

shrin ag e,c acks or other deleterious d efects which

mig ht a v er ely afect the intended use Proces es

such as pe ning or plug g ing shal not be used on

casting s or forg ing s for reclaiming any p rt of the

jack Lubricants, hy d raulc fluids and p ints shal

be comp tible with seal materials, where seals are

used

4 Finish

All cast, forg ed, moulded or weld ed p rts shal be

f e of sand, dirt, fins, s ale, flux an other harmful

extrane us materials All external suraces shal be

f e of bur s, fins and sharp ed g es At the d el v ery

stag e the suraces shal be protected ag ainst

cor osion, an mov ing p rts shal be lubricated as

neces ary

5 Dimensions

W hen tested in ac ord nce withAppendix B, the

jack shal hav e ad eq uate extension for use on the

v ehicle with which it is sup led

6 Operation

6.1 Operational efort

It shal be pos ible to per orm the jacking operations

d es ribed inAppendix B b a ply ing a for e that

shal not exce d the fol owing v alues:

a) 25 N for jacks operated b up and d own lev er

action;

b) 1 5N for al other ty pes of jack operation

6.2 Accidental o eration

At any point ov er its ful trav el whi e raising or

lowering the v ehicle, the jack mechanism shal not

operate independently when the operating for e is

remov ed

7 Stabi ity

W hen tested in ac ord nce withAppend ix C, the

jack shal sup ort the v ehicle without the v ehicle

coming of the jack

8 Durabi ity

W hen tested in ac ord nce withD.2 there shal be

no u due wear or permanent deformation of either

the jack or the handle an the operating for e

measured after the tenth cy cle shal d ifer fom the

fiftieth l ft b not more than±10%

9 Overloa d

W hen tested in ac ord nce withD.3 the jack shal

not col a se an the permanent d eflection shal be

not more than5% of the heig ht measured atD.3d)

The jack shal be permanently and indelbly marked

in ac ord nce with ty pe8A of BS4 81-1 an

BS4 81-2 The marking shal includ e the fol owing

information:

a) the make and model of v ehicle for which the

jack is intend ed ;

b) the number an d te of this British Stand rd,

i.e.BS AU16 a:19 0

1)

c) a warning sig n or other indication to i ustrate

that the operating instr uctions are to be fou d in

the v ehicle hand bo k

1)

Marking BS AU1 5 :1 9 on or in relaton to a prod ct re resents a man facturer’s declaraton ofconformiy,i.e.a claim b

or on b half of the man facturer that the prod ct me ts the re uirements of the stan ard The ac uracy of the claim is therefore

solely the resp nsibiliy of the p ron making the claim S ch a declaraton is not to b confused wih third p rty certficaton of

conformiy, which ma also b desira le

Appendix A Clas ifica tion of

vehicles in a ccordance with the

Commis ion ofthe European

Com munities (EEC/Brus els) and the

UN Economic Commis ion for Europe

Table 1 — Clas ification of vehicles in

a ccordanc with the Com mis ion ofthe

European Comm unities (EEC/Brus els) and

the UN Economic Com m is ion for Europe

(ECE Genev )

Appendix B Test for a dequacy of

extension ofthe jack

B.1 Loa the v ehicle to the man facturer’s

ma imum g ros v ehicle weig ht ( GV W ),

les 10 ki os at the driv er’s position, immobi iz it

in ac ord nce with the man facturer’s instructions,

an stand it on a lev el conc ete surace or

equiv alent

B.2 Locate the jack cor ectly at each jacking point,

with the nearest ty re completely deflated to g iv e the

least fav oura le conditions

B.3 Lift the v ehicle of the g rou d to prov id e

suficient clearance betwe n the g rou d and ty re to

fit the sp re whe l, for al ty re siz s specified b the

v ehicle man facturer

B.4 Inflate the sp re whe l ty re to the ma imum

specified pres ure

Appendix C Tests for stabi ity

C.1 Use a new jack for each of the proced ures

inC.2, C.3 andC.4

C.2 Loa the v ehicle to the weig ht g iv en inB.1

Apply the p rking brake Using al av ai a le jack

trav el at any jacking point, a ply a long itud inal

for e of25 N to the v ehicle in both directions

sep rately fol owed b a lateral for e of25 N in

both d irections Apply the for e

a proximately6 cm a ov e the roa sur ace

C.3 Loa the v ehicle to the weig ht g iv en inB.1

Park the v ehicle on a surace hav ing a g ra ient

of8±1% and a camber of5.5±0.5% Apply the

p rking brake and set the transmis ion control as

instructed b the man facturer’s man al Car y out

the jacking proced ure g iv en inAppendix B fir t with

the v ehicle facing uphi l and then facing d own i

C.4 Load the v ehicle to kerb weig ht and repeat

sta i ty testsC.2 andC.3

Appendix D Tests for dura bi ity and

overload

D.1 General

Use a new jack for each of the procedures inD.2

andD.3

D.2 Dura i ity test

Car y out this test with a new jack and handle

eq ual y arou d the jacking points Fol ow the

proced ure g iv en inAppendix B for5 jacking cy cles

One jacking cy cle consists of raising and lowering

any whe l Each jacking cy cle ma be folowed b a

co lng period of not more than5min

D.3 Overlo d test

Car y out the proced ure as fol ows

a) Set any av aia le means of heig ht a justment

( other than that prov ided b the normal trav el of

the jack) to its hig hest position

b) W here fit ed , rend er the jack’s ov erload

protection d ev ice inoperativ e

c) Raise the hea ca to6 % of its rang e of trav el

d) Mou t the jack on a flat, rig id surace an

measure the heig ht of that p rt of the loa ( test

rig or weig ht) which bear on the head ca , a ov e

the flat, rig id sur ace

e) Apply a for e equal to20 % of the v ertical

for e taken b the jack u d er the conditions

ofAppendix B, at the location with the hig hest

loa ing Apply the test for e in the same man er

as the serv ice loa ing

f) Maintain the for e for1 min, then remov e the

for e

M Power-d riv en v ehicles hav ing at least

four whe ls or hav ing thre whe ls

when the ma imum mas exce d s1t,

and used for the car iag e of p s eng er

M

1

Vehicles used for the car iag e of

p s eng er and comprising not more

than eig ht seats in a d ition to the

d riv er’s seat

N Power-d riv en v ehicles hav ing at least

four whe ls or hav ing thre whe ls

when the ma imum mas exce d s1t,

and used for the car iag e of g ood s

N

1

Vehicles used for the car iag e of g oods

and hav ing a ma imum mas not

ex ce d ing3.5t

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BS 4 81-1, Gener a l pur pos la bels

BS 4 81-2, R equir ements f r str ingent cond itons

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